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The University of Chicago Law School is a part of the began the first modern systemic investigation between the instersection of Law And Economics , an area which the law school's faculty continue to figure prominently into.

The '' University Of Chicago Law Review '' is the school's student-run journal, and admits editors by "grade on," i.e. first year GPA, and "write on," post first year writing competition, methods. The '' Supreme Court Review '', published by the law school and overseen by faculty since the 1960's, remains the most cited legal journal internationally with respect to commentary on the nation's highest court.


GRADING

The Law School employs a unique grading system where by 100 is added to whatever score a student receives in a course. The average grade is in the high 70s, and hence is represented as a '177', for example. Though the specific numbers may change from year to year, in general a student graduates "with honors" if a final average of 179 is attained and "high honors" if a final average of 180.5 is attained. The maximum grade attainable is 186.


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